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-(No Model.)

G. H. KELLER. SPRING FISH TRAR,

Patented June 18; 1888.

IIVI/EIVTOR,

WITNESSES:

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isrnclr'rcnrrow forming pm of ime Patent No. 384,850, dates June 19'. 1888.

I Application filed Deceinberi, l81 Serial Na -256,747. (No model.) 1

To all whom it may concern:- f Be it known that I, GEORG HEINRICH K et- LEE, of the city, eeunty, and State of New York, have "invented certain new and useful improvements in Fish-Traps or Spring-Hooks,

of which the following is a specification.

* y I This invention has referenceto that class of fish -traps or spring-boo s in which the hook' and iinetwh'en pulled'b the fish taking the i0" bait, operate a trigger and release the spring hywhich the hook issuddenly jerked into the I barrel to which the upperfand lower sections gor the lineareapplied', the lower section of *itbe line being-further provided with a knot by which the triggeris-thrown out of engagement with the spring-barrel whenever a pull is ex erted on the lower part of the line by the fish taking a bite.

"In the accompanying drawings,' Figure 1 gokrepresents' a side elevation of my improved fish-trap or spring-hook. l iigs. 2 and 3 are respectivelya vertical-longitudinal and a vertical transverse section of the same, drawnlon 'fshowingthe i vation. 4 i y girnilarletters' of reference indicate cori e t spending parts. p 4Q the drawings, Arepre'sentsa easing,which jis'provided at with elongated portions or necks a a, theup j'perheck being provided with a stationary gine guide or eye, 1), for the upper section of 5 eline, -while in the lower elongated portion, ishrranged a trigger, B, that is provided with aline guide or eye, d, for the lower section of thefiiner The trigger B is provided with a fixed'liinor stud, a, which passes through the 5:: Teasing A.,. and is guided in a slot, e, ofithe same.

nterior spring-barrel in side .ele-T;

V :The triggeiijB i'sected'upo'n' by a springye,

gages a recess in the circumference of a springy larger seale g and lfiig; 4 is sir vertical lohgi-f tndinal. section-of= a modified form .of trap' diametrically-opposite points which is arranged attire outside of the casing, as shown in Fig; *1. The spring a may also be arranged at the inside of the casing, as shown in Fig. 4, it being interposed between a shoulder of the trigger and, h'shoulder at the' end of the lower neck a of the casing. In this case the trigger is connected by a pivot-link,

eflviith the casing A, as s hown in Fig.4. When thus arranged, thespringlis protected against contact with exterior objects. On a fixed spindle of the casing-1A isxarrang'ed a springbarrel, 0, which is provjded with circumfernotch, f, that is engaged by the trigger B. To the spring barrel O,is .applied the ppper sec- 'tion,1),' an cl trieiower secti'ohj'Dj'i ortne line; vthe upper section extending through. the eye I) to the fishing rod and reel, while the lower section is provided with asinker and-hook, in the usual manner.

' Thelowerlinesection,D,

is provided with a knot or stop,'g, which engages theeye d of the trigger B whenever the fish takes the bait. The strain of the knot or stop) on the eye (I of the trigger B produces a downwardly-sliding motion of the latter, so that it clears the notched flange of the springbarrel 0, which is thereby instantly turned on; i its axis by the action of its spring, soas to wind up both the lower and upper line sections, D D, and produce by the sudden jerk imparted thereby to the hook the piercing of the mouth of the fish,-so that the samecannot escape from the hook when hauling in'thelineu to the, side of the barrel-G;.and adapted to be 3 moved onthe turning of the same by gravity show n, in dotted linesin Ei'giguntil thesinker tion of the; spring-barrel; In unwinding the For thepurpose of permittingthe sp1'ing '8'5 arrives'at the .low'er ,neek af'afid'stops the moj line-sections m me-p i ate of settin gthe trap, l

the pawl tore-engage the recess f of the spring if v spring-barrel and the quick winding up of the; line, the latter canbe pulled in at leisure with ut s rs he h a stan e is ster asbh I be released except by the strain exerted on" the trigger when the fish takes the bait, and

that the device also acts as a sinker, owing to the weight of the casing and spring-barrel.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination of an exterior casing having a line guide or eye at the upper end, a spring-actuated trigger at the lower end, said trigger being provided with a line guide or eye, a spring-barrel at the interior of the easing provided with a notched flange, and upper and lower line sections attached to the spring ing a notched flange, a fillingpieceand-$9.13.;

at the side of the spring-barrel, an upper lineseetion attached to the spring-barrel,and lower line section also attached to the barrel and provided with a knot for engaging the trigger, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

,GEORG HEINRICH KELLER. \Vitnesses:

JOHN A. STRALEY, PAUL GOEPEL. 

